Clinical trials: Sensorineural Hearing
Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
Micronutrients to Prevent Noise-induced Hearing Loss
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a significant clinical, social, and economic issue. Studies in animals have allowed us to identify mechanisms contributing to NIHL, including direct mechanical trauma, free radicals formed in…
- Trial name
- NCT00808470
- Testing
- beta-carotene, vitamins C and E, magnesium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Hearing Impairment, Sensorineural
Cochlear Response Telemetry and Hearing Preservation
The main purpose of this study is to monitor the response from the cochlea as the electrode is inserted during the operation to receive a cochlear implant.
- Trial name
- CREST (NCT03134989)
- Testing
- Cochlear implant
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Cochlear Hearing Loss
Safety and Performance of Ultra/Ultra 3D Cl With HiFocus SlimJ Electrode in Adults With Severe-to-profound Hearing Loss
This is a prospective study designed to evaluate the safety and performance of the HiResTM Ultra Cl HiFocusTM SlimJ Electrode and HiResTM Ultra 3D Cl HiFocusTM SlimJ Electrode (Ultra X) under normal conditions of use as it is…
- Trial name
- NCT04929470
- Testing
- cochlear implantation
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Bionics AG
Retinitis Pigmentosa, Usher Syndrome Type 2
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy Safety and Tolerability of QR-421a in Subjects With RP Due to Mutations in Exon 13 of the USH2A Gene With Early to Moderate Vision Loss (Celeste)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy safety and tolerability of QR-421a administered via intravitreal injection (IVT) in subjects with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) due to mutations in exon 13 of the USH2A gene with…
- Conditions
- Retinitis Pigmentosa, Usher Syndrome Type 2, Deaf Blind, Retinal Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05176717
- Testing
- QR-421a
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Laboratoires Thea
Conductive Hearing Loss, Mixed Hearing Loss
Evaluation of Sound Processor for a Transcutaneous System
A single center study evaluating the performance of an externally worn sound processor for a transcutaneous bone anchored hearing system using audiological outcomes measures such as aided thresholds and speech intelligibility and…
- Trial name
- NCT03374787
- Testing
- Fusion Sound Processor
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Oticon Medical
Hearing Loss
Home Test of New Sound Processor
The purpose of this clinical investigation is to test a new Sound Processor (SP) to compare hearing performance of the new Sound Processor with unaided hearing and Baha 5 SP in adult subjects and to investigate which device (new…
- Trial name
- NCT04559282
- Testing
- New Sound Processor
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss
The Effect of Low-Level Laser Stimulation on Hearing Thresholds
The purpose of this study is to determine whether low-level laser therapy can improve hearing thresholds in individuals with hearing loss. Subjects will be randomly assigned to a treatment, placebo, or control group.
- Trial name
- NCT01820416
- Testing
- Low-level Laser Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Remote Microphone Candidacy Study
Despite improvements in digital hearing aid technology, many hearing aid users continue to report difficulty understanding speech in challenging listening environments.
- Trial name
- NCT03897634
- Testing
- Remote Microphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease
A Clinical Trial of Anakinra for Steroid-Resistant Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine if Anakinra (an interleukin-1 receptor antagonist) can improve hearing thresholds in those patients with Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease (AIED) that did not respond to oral steroid therapy…
- Trial name
- NCT01267994
- Testing
- Anakinra
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Andrea Vambutas
Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Open-source Hearing Aid Platform Comparisons
New discoveries for hearing loss intervention are often impeded by the proprietary nature of commercial hearing aids and their use in scientific research as "black boxes".
- Trial name
- COSP-1 (NCT05693610)
- Testing
- Portable OSP, Cloud-based OSP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Standard Post Market Clinical Follow-up (PMCF) Study WSA @ HZO
The purpose of the study is to follow-up on a released low-risk device as part of standard PMCF activities
- Trial name
- NCT06700512
- Testing
- Hearing Aid Signia Pure C&G 7IX, Own Hearing Aid
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- WSAUD A/S
Conductive Hearing Loss, Mixed Hearing Loss
Evaluation of a Hearing Device for Transmitting Sound to the Inner Ear
A single center study evaluating the performance of an externally worn sound processor for a transcutaneous bone anchored hearing system using audiological outcomes measures such as aided thresholds and self-evaluation…
- Trial name
- NCT05628285
- Testing
- Sentio 1
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Oticon Medical
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Hearing Loss in Older Adults Study
This is a prospective, 1:1 randomized controlled trial of immediate versus delayed cochlear implantation (CI) on hearing handicap, communicative function, loneliness, mental wellbeing, and cognitive functioning.
- Trial name
- NCT03382769
- Testing
- Cochlear implantation
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Unilateral Mixed Conductive and Sensorineural Hearing Loss (Diagnosis), Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Unilateral With Normal Hearing on the Contralateral Side
Early Experience of a New Implant System for Bone Conduction Hearing in the Pediatric Population
To study the initial experience with implanting and fitting a new Bone Conduction system in pediatric patient population with conductive, mixed or single-sided deafness.
- Trial name
- OSIA Pediatric (NCT03509974)
- Testing
- Osseointegrated Steady State Implant
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Conductive Hearing Loss, Mixed Hearing Loss
Osia CPT Code Study
To evaluate the clinical efficacy of the Osia 2 system in patients with conductive or mixed conductive hearing loss in a US cohort.
- Trial name
- NCT04320407
- Testing
- Osia 2 System
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Sudden Deafness
Sudden Deafness Treatment Trial
This trial aims to compare the efficacy of oral prednisone vs. methylprednisolone injected into the middle ear for the treatment of moderate-to-severe, sudden sensorineural hearing loss (inner ear hearing loss affecting one ear…
- Trial name
- SSNHL (NCT00097448)
- Testing
- prednisone, methylprednisolone sodium succinate
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 255 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Hearing Impairment, Sensorineural
A Feasibility Study Evaluating the Performance of Focused Multipolar Stimulation and Sound Coding in Adults.
The purpose of this early feasibility study is to explore several facets of hearing performance of Focused Multipolar stimulation in adult cochlear implant users.
- Trial name
- SASC (NCT05641155)
- Testing
- Focused Multipolar Stimulation (FMS) strategy
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Belgium
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Hearing Study: Sensitivity to Features of Speech Sounds
The purpose of this study is to better understand the sensitivity of listeners to the fast changes in frequency or amplitude of sounds that occur in speech.
- Trial name
- NCT03666676
- Testing
- Signal processing to improve intelligibility
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Oral Statins and Protection From Hearing Loss
A small clinical trial for idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL). Will the addition of an oral statin to the standard treatment (oral methylprednesolone and the salvage therapy of intratympanic dexamethasone)…
- Trial name
- NCT04826237
- Testing
- Statin, methylprednisolone, dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Presbycusis, Aging
Evaluating Hearing Aid Service Delivery Models
The purpose of this study is to compare the outcomes for two different hearing-aid delivery models. In one model, the audiologist selects and fits the hearing aid and, in the other model, the consumer does this directly.
- Conditions
- Presbycusis, Aging, Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT01788423
- Testing
- hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 323 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University